21. Who is the head of Empowered Group of Ministers constituted by the Government to oversee the corporatization of Ordnance Factory Board?
[A] Nirmala Sitharaman
[B] Amit Shah
[C] Narendra Modi
[D] Rajnath Singh
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Correct Answer: D [Rajnath Singh]
Notes:
The Government of India has set up an Empowered Group of Ministers headed by the Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, to oversee and guide the entire process of corporatization of Ordnance Factory Board.
The Union Government recently announced that Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) – a subordinate office of Defence Ministry would be converted into one or more 100 % Government owned corporate entities.
22. Which state / UT has launched a free of cost health insurance scheme covering all its residents?
[A] Delhi
[B] Jammu and Kashmir
[C] Punjab
[D] Haryana
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Correct Answer: B [Jammu and Kashmir]
Notes:
The Lt Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha has announced a health insurance scheme covering all residents of J&K.
The scheme will provide health insurance cover free of cost to all residents. The scheme will also cover retired employees and their families. This health insurance scheme is expected to cover nearly 70 lakh residents who are not covered under Ayushman Bharat scheme.
23. Which Indian head co-chaired the ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting that was virtually held recently?
[A] Union Home Minister
[B] Union External Affairs Minister
[C] Prime Minister
[D] External Affairs Secretary
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Correct Answer: B [Union External Affairs Minister]
Notes:
The Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar represented India and co-chaired the ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting.
The meeting was held in a virtual mode. The meeting was participated by Foreign Ministers of the 10 ASEAN Member countries and India. During the meeting, a new ASEAN-India Plan of Action (2021-2025) was adopted.
24. Who has been elected as the new head of the Japan’s ruling party?
[A] Yoshihide Suga
[B] Shinzo Abe
[C] Kazushige Ugaki
[D] Tanaka Giichi
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Correct Answer: A [Yoshihide Suga]
Notes:
Yoshihide Suga has been elected as the new head of Japan’s ruling party. It is almost certain that he would be the next Prime Minister of Japan.
Last month, the incumbent Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced his resignation for reasons of ill health. Yoshihide Suga is said to be a close ally of Mr Abe and likely to continue his predecessor’s policies.
25. Prime Minister has inaugurated various projects under the ‘Namami Gange’ Yojana and the ‘AMRUT’ scheme in which state?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Bihar
[C] Gujarat
[D] Madhya Pradesh
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Correct Answer: B [Bihar]
Notes:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated various projects under the ‘Namami Gange’ Yojana and the ‘AMRUT’ Yojana in Bihar.
The four schemes inaugurated include sewerage treatment plants in Patna and water-related projects under the ‘AMRUT’ scheme. The Prime Minister also laid foundation stones were also laid for water supply projects and River Front Development Scheme under Namami Gange.
26. The Indian Government has banned the export of which food commodity, under Foreign Trade Act, due to its price rise?
[A] Potato
[B] Tomato
[C] Garlic
[D] Onion
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Correct Answer: D [Onion]
Notes:
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India has banned the export of all varieties of onions, except for those in cut, sliced or in powder form.
This has been done to increase the supply of onion in the county and to bring down its market price. The provision under Section 3 of Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 is used by the ministry in this regard.
27. Who has been elected as the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha?
[A] Om Birla
[B] Harivansh Narayan Singh
[C] Kanimozhi
[D] Manoj Jha
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Correct Answer: B [Harivansh Narayan Singh]
Notes:
The candidate of National Democratic Alliance and Janata Dal (United) MP – Harivansh Narayan Singh has been re-elected as the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha deputy chairman by a voice vote.
This is the second time he has been selected as the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha. He defeated the opposition candidate Manoj Jha of Rashtriya Janata Dal.
28. The Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan – Insurance Scheme for Health Workers has been extended for how many days?
[A] 30 days
[B] 60 days
[C] 120 days
[D] 180 days
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Correct Answer: D [180 days]
Notes:
The Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package Insurance Scheme for Health Workers has been extended for a period of 180 days.
It is a central sector scheme that provides an insurance cover of Rs.50 lakh to health workers who would have direct contact with COVID 10 patients. The scheme was initially launched on March 30th this year for a period of 90 days. It was earlier extended to a further period of 90 days till 25th September.
29. What is the target fixed for number of Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Janaushadhi Kendras by 2025?
[A] 4500
[B] 6500
[C] 8500
[D] 10500
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Correct Answer: D [10500]
Notes:
As per the recent statement of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, the government has set a target to increase the number of PMBJKs to 10,500 by March 2025.
The Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJK) were launched with an aim to provide quality medicines at affordable rates to common citizens. At present, there were just over 6000 Kendras across the country.
30. Which institution won the Utkrisht Sansthan Vishwakarma Award (USVA) 2020 of AICTE?
[A] College of Engineering, Pune
[B] National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli
[C] College of Engineering, Chennai
[D] S R Engineering College
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Correct Answer: A [College of Engineering, Pune]
Notes:
Union Education Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank virtually conferred Second Utkrisht Sansthan Vishwakarma Award.
The USVA Award is being organized by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) since 2019, to motivate AICTE approved institutions. This year, the theme of the award is “India Fights Corona”. College of Engineering, Pune won the award in the overall category.